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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-щина • (-ština)
- -hood, -ness, -dom; forms nouns, sometimes of derogatory character, denoting qualities or professions
- Synonym: -ство (-stvo)
- акроба́т (akrobát) + -щина (-ština) → акроба́тщина (akrobátština)
- бъ́лгар (bǎ́lgar) + -щина (-ština) → бъ́лгарщина (bǎ́lgarština)
- адвока́т (advokát) + -щина (-ština) → адвока́тщина (advokátština)
- юна́к (junák) + -щина (-ština) → юна́щина (junáština)
- общ (obšt) + -щина (-ština) → община́ (obštiná)
Declension
Russian
Suffix
-щи́на • (-ščína)
- Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism
- дед (ded, “grandfather, an experienced soldier”) + -щина (-ščina) → дедовщи́на (dedovščína, “dedovshchina, hazing”)
- ба́рин (bárin, “nobleman, a boyar”) + -щина (-ščina) → ба́рщина (bárščina, “corvee”)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- -ность (-nostʹ), -ство (-stvo), other suffixes for states of being, or being collective
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited. Compare Serbo-Croatian -штина, Russian -щина (-ščina), etc.
Suffix
-щи́на • (-ščýna)
- Suffix added to cities and ethnic groups to give the name of their home region; -ia, -land.
- Бойко (Bojko, “Boyko, highlander”) + -щина (-ščyna) → Бойківщина (Bojkivščyna, “Boykivshchyna, "Boyko land"”)
- Херсон (Xerson, “Kherson”) + -щина (-ščyna) → Херсонщина (Xersonščyna, “Kherson Oblast”)
- Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism
- спа́д(ок) (spád(ok)) + -щина (-ščyna) → спадщина (spadščyna, “heritage”)
- шарова́ри (šarováry, “shalwars”) + -щина (-ščyna) → шароварщина (šarovarščyna, “fakelore, stereotypes”)
Declension
Declension of -щи́на (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms
See also
- -ія (-ija), other main geographic suffix
- -ність (-nistʹ), -ство (-stvo), other suffixes for states of being, or being collective